Clarivate Analytics, a leading global analytics company focused largely on academic and scientific research, released its list of highly cited researchers for 2021 on November 16th. Researchers chosen for this list have published multiple articles that are in the top 1% by citations in natural science and social science fields.
6,602 researchers from more than seventy countries are represented, including a record-breaking 935 researchers (14.2 percent) from the Chinese mainland.
Researchers from Tsinghua University received 58 mentions on this year’s list. Tsinghua ranks eighth in the world and first in China for number of cited researchers.
Among the Tsinghua researchers recognized, eight are from Tsinghua SIGS, three more than last year. From the Institute of Materials Research, seven researchers were included: Distinguished Guest Professor Hui-ming Cheng, Professor Kang Feiyu, Professor Li Baohua, Associate Professor He Yanbing, Associate Professor Zhou Guangmin, Associate Research Fellow Lv Wei, and Assistant Professor Peng Lele. Institute of Environment and Ecology Assistant Professor Zheng Bo was also recognized. Professor Kang was recognized for his work in two fields: materials science and chemistry.
(Pictured top row, left to right: Distinguished Guest Prof. Hui-ming Cheng, Prof. Kang Feiyu, Prof. Li Baohua, and Associate Prof. He Yanbing; bottom row, left to right: Associate Prof. Zhou Guangmin, Associate Research Fellow Lv Wei, Assistant Prof. Peng Lele, and Assistant Prof. Zheng Bo)
Congratulations to the SIGS researchers featured on the 2021 Highly Cited Researchers List for the significant contributions they’ve made to their respective fields on a global scale!
Written by Alena Shish
Edited by Yuan Yang
Photos by Liu Xiaoyu
